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The American Peace Society Annual
Meeting.

The Fifty-ninth Annual Meeting was
called to order Monday, May %, at 2.30
p. m., by the President, Hon. f. S.
'robey. Rev. H. G. Dunham led in pray
er. Rev. d. S. Colea was chosen Secre-
tary pro tenn. Rev. Daniel Richards read
the record Of the previous meeting which
was approved. Rev. r. B. Howard, Corre-
spending Secretary, read the Directors
annual report. Rey. w. M. Cornells, d.
D., moved its acceptance. His remrrks
were followed by addresses from Mr.. +.
D. Draper, Rev. Fl. G. Durham, Rev. j,
S. Cogswell of N. H., Rev. G. 3. Smith
and DR.. Bland of Washington.
LETTERS ADDRESSED TO ANNUAL MEET
ING.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 20, 1887.
To the Officers anti Members Of the Amer
ican Peace Society.
Esteemed Co-laborers-TheU Universal
Peace Union sends greeting to you on
your annual meeting.
Your noble work is highly appreciated.
Your Secretary's visits to us and his Ia
bors in our meetings have been exceed
ingly gratifying. We have filled many of
your petitions to Congress. We believe
the present pacific condition of the world
is due to the efforts of the friends OF
Peace.
Arbitration is most popular and poten-
tial work of the age.
Respectfully, ALFRED II. LOVE.
President of the Universal Peace Union,
Presidents office, 2l9 Chestnut st.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May IS. 1887.
To the american Peace Society IN -dm-
nual Meeting, May %, 1887.
Dear BrethreP-It would be pleasure
and doubtless profit also to me to attend
the Annual Meeting; but on account of
the distance, and the continual press of
home duties I must forego the enjoy
ment Of such privilege.
trust that our prayers may meet and
unite at the throne of grace, and "avail
much in behalf of the Cause of Christ
"On earth peace, good will toward men,"
The God of peace favor the meeting
with his presence, and afix his approval
to the deliberations of the Society.
Your friend and brother.
SIDI II. BROWNE.
Iowa COLLEGE, GRINNELL, IA, May
20, 1887, A. D. REV. r. 3. HOWARD,
Secretary american Peace Society.
Dear Br5ther-It is quite impossible
for me to be at Boston next week, as
gladly would be, to attend your anniver-
Sary.
| DuG uCNST ltlI ulOIo llllCiCSt Ill IiiS
work of the Society and the cause OF
Peace than now. There may have been
relatively more need of effort to prevent
international war than in our times, but
our progress in other respects towards
'the good time coming" only emphasizes
the importance of stable and controll-
ing public opinion that shall render it
impossible for "Christian nations," so
called, ever to attempt TO settle their
difficulties by mutual blood-shedding,
! Yours ever, GEO. F. MAGoUN.
| PHILADELPHIA, 5th NO., 1887.
I read Mary Eliz. Blake's late peace
tract, "The Coming Reform" with inter-
est, it being an able composition, and to
be especially commended to the editors
of religious, and secular papers on both
sides Of the st. Lawrence and the great
lakes. Unfortunately, the dispute over
the fishers matter had scarcely subsibed
when the agitator O'Brien appears, with
promise of serious politico-religious
troubles as result. Thy friend,
| JOSIAH W. LEEDS.
Levi X. Joslin, of the Radical Peace
Society of Providence, R. T., kindly
writes as follows :-"I have a profound
appreciation of your work for Peace. As
a former of public opinion, you present
the cause of universal man. Greater
than a ruler is he that serves. I shall be
unable TO attend your annual meeting
but hope to hear you at the tall'-in New
York and Connecticut.